Urey ratio and the structure and evolution of Earth's mantle

J Korenaga - Reviews of Geophysics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Urey ratio describes the contribution of internal heat production to planetary‐scale
energy balance, and knowing this thermal budget for Earth is essential to understand its …

Observational and theoretical studies of the dynamics of mantle plume–mid‐ocean ridge interaction

G Ito, J Lin, D Graham - Reviews of Geophysics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Hot spot–mid‐ocean ridge interactions cause many of the largest structural and chemical
anomalies in Earth's ocean basins. Correlated geophysical and geochemical anomalies are …

[BOK][B] Global tectonics

P Kearey, KA Klepeis, FJ Vine - 2009 - books.google.com
The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Melting in the Earth's deep upper mantle caused by carbon dioxide

R Dasgupta, MM Hirschmann - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The onset of partial melting beneath mid-ocean ridges governs the cycling of highly
incompatible elements from the mantle to the crust, the flux of key volatiles (such as CO2, He …

The nature of the lithosphere‐asthenosphere boundary

CA Rychert, N Harmon, S Constable… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plate tectonic theory was developed 50 years ago and underpins most of our understanding
of Earth's evolution. The theory explains observations of magnetic lineations on the seafloor …

[BOK][B] Lithosphere: an interdisciplinary approach

IM Artemʹeva - 2011 - books.google.com
Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

Carbon speciation in the asthenosphere: Experimental measurements of the redox conditions at which carbonate-bearing melts coexist with graphite or diamond in …

V Stagno, DJ Frost - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
The speciation of carbon in the Earth's mantle is largely governed by oxygen fugacity. Under
reducing conditions carbon forms graphite, diamond or CH4, while under more oxidising …

Ultralow viscosity of carbonate melts at high pressures

Y Kono, C Kenney-Benson, D Hummer, H Ohfuji… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of the occurrence and mobility of carbonate-rich melts in the Earth's
mantle is important for understanding the deep carbon cycle and related geochemical and …

Geophysical evidence from the MELT area for compositional controls on oceanic plates

RL Evans, G Hirth, K Baba, D Forsyth, A Chave… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
Magnetotelluric and seismic data, collected during the MELT experiment at the southern
East Pacific Rise,, constrain the distribution of melt beneath this mid-ocean-ridge spreading …

Instrumentation for marine magnetotelluric and controlled source electromagnetic sounding

S Constable - Geophysical Prospecting, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We review and describe the electromagnetic transmitters and receivers used to carry out
magnetotelluric and controlled source soundings in the marine environment. Academic …